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conventions
Conventions, Not State LegislaturesThe Federalists proposed that the Constitution should be ratified by popularly elected conventions rather than by the state legislatures.
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at least nine states out of the thirteen ratified the document.
The Federalists suggested that popularly elected conventions ratify the Constitution rather than having it done by state legislatures. The U.S. Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788.
Nine States were required. They were ratified by state conventions and not the state legislatures.
Only the 21st Amendment (repealing the 18th) was ratified by conventions in the states.
How many were ratified by conventions held in the states?
Only the 21st Amendment (repealing the 18th) was ratified by conventions in the states.
ratified by state legislatures or state conventions.
It was ratified by state legislatures.
Proposed: by Congress (any house) or by a National Convention assembled at the request of 2/3s of the states legislatures. Ratified: 2/3s of the state legislatures or by 2/3s of those National Conventions assembled at the request of the states.